P.R.I.D.E. (Poem)

Our imagination matters to our world’s gods, who to us whisper. ¹

It attracts one or the other to us – now that's no secret.

Since it works like a magnet, for it here’s my tongue twister.

Perhaps we should start calling it imagi-magnet.

Consider this - God designed us all to think in pictures.

The Bible reveals we are that which, in our hearts, we think. ²

So…

Our heart sources the stuff that, in our minds, becomes fixtures.

Observing, our gods can tell when this stuff smells good… or stinks.

For example…

We may admire those so-called magnetic personalities,

Those with strong power or abilities to attract.

But looking down on those with social peculiarities,

We don’t know our imagination has been hijacked.

Surely, you have heard, ‘Pride goes before a fall.’  ³

If you have not heard, perhaps this you have witnessed:

Some prideful soul encountering his downfall,

Not knowing between him and God, he’s the weakest.

‘Prideful imaginations of our hearts’, a sin or a crime?

Other words for pride are boastful, glory or lacking humility.

God says only of this can we all be proud any ole time:

That we understand and know Him, and know His modus operandi. ⁴

To help ensure we humans really do get His message,

God tailor-designs falls for when in pride we become trapped.

But note this…

Falls are often preceded by a curious presage,

Rather than portending a fall, heightened rises are mapped!

Moreover, here’s an interesting parameter:

The greater the pride, the higher the preceding rise!

Check out stories of once prideful Bible characters. ⁵

Then check if current day stories, this point dramatize.

‘Insightful’, eh? Yep, that’s exactly what I also say!

Could this be God’s way to make sure the fall testifies,

To both you and me, so such a price, we won’t have to pay,

And help ensure by pride, our lives won’t be demonized??

Like a snake in tall grass, is pride’s glide… slithery.

Its preceding rises only belie its certain fall.

Mother of all sin, taproot of iniquity.

God resists the proud, but on the humble, His Grace will call. ⁶

As I reflect, here is a very interesting thought.

I’m wondering if this could help those now on the politricks stump?!

Lying, dumping… (Wonder if from The Bible are they taught?!)

Saying whatever, doing their level best each other to trump?!

If imagination as imagi-magnet is defined,

Then let’s view pride like a dragnet invisible.

Apart from Jeremiah verse 24 of chapter 9,

Know well that...
Pride Really Is Destructive Evil.

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¹ Jehovah God and satan

² See: Proverbs 23:7

³ 'Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty (prideful) spirit before a fall', ergo pride goes before a destructive fall. (Proverbs 16:18) The fear of the LORD is to hate evil; pride and arrogance and the evil way and the perverse mouth I hate. (Proverbs 8:13) These six things the Lord hates, yes, seven are an abomination to Him: A proud look… (FIRST among all others!) (Proverbs 6:16-19) See also: Luke 1:51 and Matthew 23:12.

⁴ Thus says the Lord: “Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, let not the mighty man glory in his might, nor let the rich man glory in his riches; but let him who glories glory in this, that he understands and knows Me, that I am the Lord, exercising lovingkindness (grace), judgment, and righteousness in the earth. For in these I delight,” says the Lord. (Jeremiah 9:23-24)

⁵ Lucifer, Goliath, Nebuchadnezzar, Haman, David, Rehoboam to name a few.
⁶ See: James 4:6